This is the lot of celebrities and their worst nightmare – the self-narrative taken out of their own hands and spun out of control.
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Book Review: ‘Wrestling for My Life,’ Inspirational Autobiography by Shawn Michaels
Instead of being a book of bumps and bruises, 'Wrestling for My Life' is an earnest account of how Michaels heals himself, both physically and spiritually.
Read More »Interview: Grace Mineta, the Texan in Tokyo (‘My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy’)
The Texan behind the popular 'Texan in Tokyo' blog and author of 'My Japanse Husband Thinks I'm Crazy' talks about how she got started, and the costs of 'making it big.'
Read More »Grateful Dead 50th Anniversary Giveaway: ‘Owsley and Me: My LSD Family’ Memoir by Rhoney Gissen Stanley
Stanley's memoir chronicles her life working in the Acid King's lab, and as the third angle in a love triangle, and later under the care of the Grateful Dead.
Read More »‘Sorry for Your Loss’ – On the Death of an Estranged Brother
How do you cope with the loss of an estranged sibling, and the outpourings of sympathy from well-intentioned friends?
Read More »The Funeral
"I'm tired of preaching funeral sermons about dead people who have never lived to dead people who have never lived," said Reverend Ledbetter.
Read More »He’s Not Heavy: Tribute to a Brother
A week later I received a call from Ted. His voice was solemn: “There is bad news and there is good news.”
Read More »50 Years Ago Today – Remembering The Beatles First Appearance on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
What happened to The Beatles is nothing short of extraordinary. They went from those first fledling moments on a cold Sunday night in February 1964 to a juggernaut that literally rocked the world.
Read More »The Science of a Girl’s Dream
Told that girls weren't scientists, I abandoned the idea of ever being able to access that tiny world under the microscope.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Don’t Give up, You Can Make It If You Try, You Can Win’ by Joe Simon
A stylistically flawed but moderately interesting autobiography of his life as an R 'n' B star and calling to the ministry.
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